2007-07-26 22:43:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes. if he had had the guts to stand up to Tony Blair and tell him he was wrong on five counts:
1/ To invade a country with the aim of achieving a regime change is ILLEGAL.
2/ The country can't afford it as the money could be better spent elsewhere. (I, Gordon Brown, run the economy).
3/ British service personnel will die but no politician will.
4/ We were not under attack and our armed services exist to DEFEND the country not invade another.
5/ You have no plan for the aftermath of the invasion.
You can decide who was determined to find 'a place in history'.
One more comment; the MPs are now comencing a TEN week holiday. Well, there are no real problems are there? What is a minor flood or two or a dispute with Russia not to mention the ongoing problems with illegal immigration, education, the NHS and violent crime.
2007-07-26 23:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by CurlyQ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am convinced that if Brown had threatened to resign over the issue as Robin Cook did Blair would not have gone it alone. I think Brown knew it was wrong and was based on a tissue of deliberate misinformation promoted by Blair and his creature Campbell but put his ambition before his morals. This is the man how now appears to be rolling back Blairs plans for casinos etc.
2007-07-27 02:33:02 · answer #2 · answered by Rob Roy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, he didn't have the power when the troops went into Iraq in 2003. However, now he is Prime Minister he could easily, hypothetically speaking, pull British forces out of Iraq.
2007-07-26 22:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by adam w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!
Tony Blair as PM had the power to take this country to war without asking permission from anyone!
Even George Bush had to ask permission!
This is proof that we need a written constitution chosen by the people so that this kind of thing can't happen ever again!
We do not have a true democracy in this country!
We are subject to party politics where a minority of the whole population have the power to govern us!
Until this system is changed the large proportion of the public who have no faith in it & don't vote still won't!
We are not able to be governed fairly with this present system that is plainly corrupt!
Someone once said, "People get the government they deserve!".
2007-07-26 23:49:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No.
Anyone rememer Robin Cook and Clare Short? Both tried and failed to get Blair to not join in the invasion of Iraq.
2007-07-26 23:01:01 · answer #5 · answered by The Patriot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good God he was in the cabinet. If he did not agree he should have resigned. He did not therefore he agreed with the Iraq war
2007-07-28 10:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by Scouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe if he would have had the backing of the other MPs? The trouble with this country is that lots of people are good at saying things but when it comes to doing something they all back off.
2007-07-28 09:58:44 · answer #7 · answered by Medusa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No in a word. Im sure that he was as much of a supporter as Blair, if he wasn't then he should have said so, and should now be planning the withdrawal of our troops.
2007-07-27 06:23:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but he could have mentioned a word to blair
2007-07-26 22:54:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if he had shown public dissent
2007-07-26 22:47:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋